Run Away, Don't Delay
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When it got____I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to____it with them. They all liked it, and____several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my____.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper____just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how____to go. Not knowing how to do that, I____the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up____. I was so glad.
小題1:
A．thatB．which
C．in whichD．for which
小題2:
A．joiningB．watching
C．reportingD．encouraging
小題3:
A．satisfiedB．involved
C．excitedD．embarrassed
小題4:
A．the tragedyB．the accident
C．the mistakeD．the program
小題5:
A．WheneverB．However
C．WhereverD．Whoever
小題6:
A．forB．with
C．thusD．otherwise
小題7:
A．seeB．stay
C．careD．take
小題8:
A．caught up withB．got on well with
C．took part inD．came along with
小題9:
A．nowB．heart
C．nightD．morning
小題10:
A．turn offB．write to
C．put downD．look back
小題11:
A．SinceB．Once
C．BeforeD．Because
小題12:
A．styleB．other
C．restD．part
小題13:
A．lightB．sunny
C．wellD．perfect
小題14:
A．learnB．check
C．shareD．write
小題15:
A．soB．such
C．veryD．too
小題16:
A．dreamB．heart
C．lifeD．family
小題17:
A．but forB．instead of
C．other thanD．a(chǎn)s if
小題18:
A．bigB．far
C．lowD．sweet
小題19:
A．recordedB．sang
C．playedD．printed
小題20:
A．kindlyB．carefully
C．friendlyD．nicely

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:B
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:D

文章大意：一天晚上，“我”和兒子一起看電視。受到電視中情節(jié)的啟發(fā)，“我”寫了一首詩并譜上曲。
小題1:答案：C　此句是一個(gè)定語從句。in which中的which指代先行詞a show。
小題2:答案：A　join sb.“和某人一起做(某事)”，此處指大學(xué)生們和很多人一起慶祝。
小題3:答案：B　be involved in...“參與……；卷入……”。
小題4:答案：D　program“節(jié)目”；此處指代1空前的show。
小題5:答案：A　whenever“每當(dāng)……時(shí)”；句意：當(dāng)錯(cuò)誤敲你的門時(shí)，馬上跑開，不要猶豫。
小題6:答案：A　for在此表原因，用于主句之后。
小題7:答案：B　此處選stay與前面的delay和韻，而且同義。
小題8:答案：D　come along with“同……一起出現(xiàn)”。
小題9:答案：D　我睡不著了，我想在天亮前一直記著是不可能的。
小題10:答案：C　put down“記下；寫下”。
小題11:答案：B　once“一旦”；一旦確定下模式和音符，這首詩的其余部分也隨之而來。
小題12:答案：C　the rest“剩余部分；其余”。參見上題。
小題13:答案：A　get light“天亮”.
小題14:答案：C　share sth. with sb.“和某人分享……”。此處指我迫不及待地想和家人分享我新想出的詩。
小題15:答案：A　我的家人都很喜歡這首詩，“所以”那一天我吟誦了好幾次。
小題16:答案：B　in one's heart“在某人內(nèi)心深處”。
小題17:答案：B　instead of“而不是”。我想把詩寫下來，而不是僅僅停留在我的筆記本上的小點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
小題18:答案：C　該空與前面的high對應(yīng)相反。
小題19:答案：A　record“錄制”。
小題20:答案：D　nicely相當(dāng)于well。
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I am a person who doesn’t like waiting. I don’t like to wait in line, being put on hold when making a phone call, or arriving at an apartment to find that my companion will be         . And of course, I don’t like waiting rooms.
      , I realize that my agony(痛苦) will not be good for me, as an         crowded world can only mean one thing – more waiting.
       this, I have taken an action and decide to turn my frustration to productive ends. In short, I am looking for what I call “waiting-in-line”        .
These are volumes that contain materials         for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another          is that they be         enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket.         that the rain would keep most people away, I was         to see that the place was filled with        . Every checkout was open – and jammed! But I can         my pocket book and go to work.
The more the world demands that I        , the more I learn from my waiting library. Look at the followings: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts. I have learned interesting and enriching things and much         from these books.
On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the         along with six or seven people. The old female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed        . “Young man, just be        ,” she said to me.
No problem. I quietly opened my dictionary prose(散文) and poetical quotations. Perhaps the other customers         me as a bookish, lonely soul. But         did they realize that I was enjoying the         of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson.
小題1:
A．dismissedB．delayedC．disappearedD．delighted
小題2:
A．FurthermoreB．HoweverC．DespiteD．Besides
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)ctuallyB．importantlyC．increasinglyD．a(chǎn)ccurately
小題4:
A．Instead ofB．Apart fromC．Rather thanD．Owing to
小題5:
A．roomsB．goodsC．reasonsD．books
小題6:
A．searchedB．a(chǎn)ffordedC．designedD．charged
小題7:
A．convenienceB．requirementC．a(chǎn)greementD．distinction
小題8:
A．smallB．prettyC．a(chǎn)ctiveD．vivid
小題9:
A．BelievedB．DeterminedC．PuzzledD．Convinced
小題10:
A．surprisedB．worriedC．excitedD．satisfied
小題11:
A．shoppersB．readersC．employeesD．volunteers
小題12:
A．put outB．set downC．send forD．take out
小題13:
A．sufferB．waitC．watchD．read
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)dvantageB．benefitC．knowledgeD．patient
小題15:
A．counterB．pocketC．marketD．service
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)boutB．a(chǎn)wayC．overD．a(chǎn)cross
小題17:
A．politeB．patientC．carefulD．helpful
小題18:
A．thoughtB．lookedC．regardedD．treated
小題19:
A．certainlyB．obviouslyC．secretlyD．hardly
小題20:
A．relationB．momentC．companyD．novel

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